SEE IT: President Obama reads 6-year-old New York boy's invitation for young Syrian refugee to come live with him

A Scarsdale boy has made the ultimate offer of generosity — he wants another little boy, a war-scarred Syrian refugee, to come live with him.

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And he's taking his case all the way to the top.

In a heartfelt, handwritten note to President Obama, 6-year-old Alex Myteberi asked the commander-in-chief if Omran Daqneesh, the 5-year-old Syrian boy who was pictured in the back of an ambulance looking bloodied and dazed, could come live with him.

Alex said he felt compelled to send the letter, written on yellow composition paper, after seeing the photos of Omran that shocked the world.

"We will be waiting for you guys with flags, flowers and baloons," Alex wrote. "We will give him a family and he will be our brother."

Alex penned the three-page note last week after seeing video of the young Syrian boy, sitting silently in an ambulance after an air strike on Aleppo.

This photograph of 5-year-old Omran Daqneesha looking bloodied and dazed following an airstrike by his home in Aleppo, Syria stunned the world in August. (AP)

The video of Omran, taken after he was pulled from the rubble of a house which had been hit in airstrikes, went viral in August, prompting calls for a ceasefire.

The boy's older brother had been killed in the strikes.

Omran, covered in blood and dust, became an iconic reminder of the toll the conflict in Syria is taking on its people, and the ongoing refugee crisis it has created.

"In my school, I have a friend from Syria, Omar, and I will introduce him to Omar, and we can all play together," Alex wrote. "We can invite him to birthday parties and he can teach us another language."

Alex said his sister, Catherine, would also share her toys.

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Obama was so moved by the letter that he shared it with with world leaders at the United Nations summit on refugees.

Little Alex felt compelled to write the letter to President Obama after seeing the harrowing images of Omran Daqneesh which shocked the world last month. (The White House/Youtube)

"He teaches us a lot," Obama told the gathering, where he was interrupted by applause.

"Those are the words of a 6-year-old boy, a young child who has not learned to be cynical or suspicious or fearful of other people because of where they come from, how they look, or how they pray. We should all be more like Alex."

Obama's post has collected more than 100,000 "likes" and been shared more than 60,000 times.

The letter was in sharp contrast to a tweet by Donald Trump's son, Donald Jr., comparing Syrian refugees to a bowl of Skittles.

Alex's proud parents said the letter is a lesson in responsibility.

"We are proud of our Alex and honored by the President's inspiring words and actions in mobilizing the world for a more meaningful response to the refugee crisis," Valbona and Elton Myteberi said in a statement.

"Each one of us has a responsibility to help children around the world live a better life."